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NOTES FROM ACADEME

Deconstructing Tango: the Passion and Power of a Great Dance

By CAROLYN J. MOONEY

Buenos Aires
Anyone who's truly passionate about the tango eventually ends up at the Confiterķa Ideal. It's a world unto itself, unfolding behind a worn facade on a busy downtown street. On the ground floor is a musty, high-ceilinged cafe that was once among the city's grandest -- an elaborate pastry gone stale.

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